Narragansett Town Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee, because I’ve had a proper look at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it’s a bit of a tough one for the Rhode Island stretch. The main event on the cards is Narragansett Town Beach, a sheltered beginner-friendly spot, but the ocean just isn’t playing ball for a while.

The water temperature is sitting at 70°F with an anomaly of -0.9°F, so it’s pretty much right on the money for this time of year – not a shocker, just average.

We’re looking at a long, dry spell right through the first week. From Thursday the 6th of August all the way through to the morning of Saturday the 15th of August, every single session is flagged as poor surf conditions. The swell is tiny, mostly hovering around 1 ft to 3 ft, and it’s coming from the SSE or SSW with a short period of 5 to 7 seconds – that’s just windswell junk. The combined energy is weak, usually under 100 (26 to 170), so there’s barely any punch. The wind is a mixed bag of cross and cross-off breezes, but the swell is so small it doesn’t matter. There are a few clean moments on Friday morning and Sunday morning, but with those tiny waves, it’s a flat paddle.

The run of nothing continues. We’ve got a solid 9-day gap with no real surf to get excited about. It’s not until the morning of Saturday the 15th of August that we see a bit of a glimmer – a glassy morning with the wind dropping to 3 mph from the NW. But the swell is still only 2 ft from the S on a 6-second period, and the combined energy is a paltry 19. It’s clean, but it’s barely a ripple.

The rest of the window into the third week stays very small. The afternoon of Sunday the 16th of August looks glassy again with a 1 ft S swell, but it’s still gutless. The wind does turn offshore from the NW on the morning of Saturday the 15th, and we get a bit of glass on the 16th, but the lack of height kills it.

For a beginner spot like Narragansett Town Beach, the tiny waves are actually safe, but there’s nothing to ride. The setup is a sheltered beach, so it doesn’t need much, but the swell direction is off the SE optimum, and the energy is just not there. Crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so you wouldn’t be fighting for scraps, but there are no scraps to fight for.

If you’re a proper surfer, this is a total write-off. The combined energy is so low it’s almost not worth mentioning. It’s a true blank run for the area, which is a bit of a bummer, but forecasts can change. Let’s just hope the next system sends some proper groundswell our way.

Rusty.

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